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How a Dragon Gets its Wings: A fanciful approach to teaching meiosis

The process of meiosis and its contributon to genetic variation are important concepts. But they are challenging for students, many of whom confuse me...

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Eyes in the Sky: The Big Picture

Boost your students’ learning experience by using satellite imagery in the classroom. In the activity described here, students assume the roles of r...

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Chemistry on Camera: Integrating technology into the science laboratory

Identifying useful, effective, and feasible methods of integrating technology into science classrooms is very important and can be challenging. With t...

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A Key to Science Learning

One way to help students develop their writing skills is through the “key-word process.” In this method, students select key words about a topic a...

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Commentary: Wanted—Advocates for science laboratory safety

An opinion piece about the need for safety in school science laboratories and how it has dramatically increased over the past decade....

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Burning Questions About Calories

Encouraging students to define problems through asking questions about the topic has a positive impact on classroom morale. First, the teacher benefit...

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After the Bell: Turn any science topic into hands-on fun

Many students are turned off by science even before they get out of grade school. This articles focues on making science a discovery process—not jus...

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Surveying Safety: How researchers addressed safety in science classrooms in Wisconsin

Safety is an essential ingredient in all facets of our lives and is especially important in today's educational settings. The Wisconsin Department of ...